Hugo Harmens

Norway, 1983

Composer

Hugo Harmens (1983) is a Norwegian composer who began his musical
journey as a singer. As he progressed from performing written music to improvising and exploring
the potential of the human voice, he gained an interest in composing music. His composition studies
started in Kraków, Poland, where he spent a year studying with Maciej
Jablonski and Wojciech Widlak. He went on to complete a Bachelor's
degree at the Rotterdam Conservatory (Codarts) with teachers such as Robin de
Raaff, Jan-Bas Bollen, Luc Brewaeys, and
Paul van Brugge (jazz). Hugo Harmens tries to
explore different paths as a composer, and improvisation continues to be an important part of his
compositional process. He recently went on to do his Master's at McGill University, studying with
Brian Cherney.